As we gather to celebrate International Women’s Day, we unite with our
sisters (and brothers) throughout the world, remembering that “the care we have
for one another leads us to engage with the pain and suffering of all people
and creation” (USG/UISG).
Hymn
The Woman Next To You
Look around you Sisters, look around.
Who is the woman sitting next to you?
The woman next to you is an inexhaustible
reservoir of possibilities…
The woman next to you can live with you, not
just be by your side…
She can live, not just for herself but for you
too…
She can comfort you, find you, understand you if
that’s what you want…
And in turn, she must be understood too.
The woman next to you… cannot be fully understood
She is more than any description or explanation…
She can never be totally controlled nor should
she be.
The woman at your side is a mystery…
And the Word made flesh is a MYSTERY
The Word was made flesh and dwelled among us…
And so my sisters (and brothers) look around
you…
Because CHRIST IS HERE, HE DIED AND ROSE
AGAIN.
Scripture Passage:
Luke 13: 10-17 – The Healing of the Crippled Women
Reflection: Take some time to share
your thoughts to these reflection questions with the group
-
What obstacles exist today
in people’s lives, especially women’s lives?
-
What are some of my
personal experiences in which I was “set free” or “made straight” by God, or in
which I was witness to the liberation experienced by another?
-
Can we see in this action
of Jesus an opportunity for grace, to approach our own encounters with others
with compassion and mercy?
Song: Choose an appropriate
song that the groups knows
Prayer*
Women are the reflection of the glory of
God. Today we honor the women of all
times and places: women of courage, women of hope, women who suffer, women who
mourn, women who live well, women who experience joy, women who are leading the
work to transform unjust structures, women who seek wisdom, women who share
wisdom; women who love and are loved.
Women: Givers of Life! Women: Image of God!
Today we commit ourselves to promote the human
dignity of women everywhere, knowing that whatever denies, diminishes, or
distorts the human dignity of women is not of God.
God help us to be faithful to your call to
love. Amen
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